“A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time” – Mike Krzyzewski LODD’s: F2014-10 Mar 07, 2014 Senior captain suffers sudden cardiac death during training – Alaska. F2013-18 Mar 07, 2013 Driver/engineer suffers sudden cardiac death at scene of motor vehicle crash – Georgia. F2008-07 Mar 07, 2008 […]

I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious. – Vince Lombardi LODD’s: F2013-15 Mar 06, 2013 Fire fighter trainee suffers sudden cardiac […]

I just finished Travis Howes’ book Create Your Own Light, Finding Post Traumatic Purpose. I couldn’t put the book down! Travis grew up in South Carolina and was in the Marine Corps, a Police Officer and a Firefighter. His stories flow easily and are told from the point of view of a Veteran, First Responder […]

Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. – Dennis Prager LODD’s: F2012-11 Mar 04, 2012 Fire chief suffers heart attack while fighting a structure fire and dies – Mississippi. F2012-08 Mar 04, 2012 Volunteer lieutenant killed […]

True happiness is… to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca LODD’s: F2013-10 Mar 03, 2013 Volunteer fire chief suffers cardiac arrest at brush fire – North Carolina. F2004-15 Mar 03, 2004 Forest ranger/fire fighter drowned after catastrophic blow-out of right front tire – Florida. F2000-16 Mar 03, 2000 […]

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. – Calvin Coolidge LODD’s: F2002-10 Mar 02, 2002 […]

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else. – Queen Latifah LODD’s: F2006-10 Mar 01, 2006 Volunteer fire fighter is killed and another volunteer fire fighter is injured at a wildland/urban interface fire – Oklahoma. F2002-12 Mar 01, 2002 Volunteer fire fighter killed […]

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. – Unknown LODD’s: There aren’t any NIOSH LODD reports today, but check out Firefighterclosecalls.com’s history page for several reports dating back to 1889.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. – Harold Wilson LODD’s: F2010-17 Feb 27, 2009 Fire fighter/paramedic dies from aortic dissection after three emergency responses – Ohio.

It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. – Albert Einstein LODD’s: F2013-20 Feb 26, 2013 Fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while responding to residential structure fire – Michigan. F2003-40 Feb 26, 2003 Airport fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death at fire station – Arkansas. History: On February […]